Rich program celebrating Kairouan as 2009 capital of Islamic culture announced

Rich program celebrating Kairouan as 2009 capital of Islamic culture announced Tunis, February 28, 2009- During a press conference given in Tunis on Saturday, the Minister of culture and heritage preservation, Mr Abderraouf El Basti, said that a rich program has been set up to celebrate the advent of Kairouan as the 2009 capital of Islamic culture. Mr El Basti evoked the role of ...

Fifth edition of Matmata festival to take place on march 26 28 2009

Fifth edition of Matmata festival to take place on march 26 28 2009 Tunis, February 28, 2009- For many visitors, pictures of the southern village of Matmata, located some 40 km from the coastal town of Gabes, might seem uncannily familiar; for good reason too, the town was once the setting for George Lucas’s “Star Wars.” The fifth edition of the Matmata festival aims at showcasing ...

Viva palestina caravan leaves Tunisia

Viva palestina caravan leaves TunisiaTunis, February 28, 2009- The "Viva Palestina" British caravan dubbed “Lifeline from the UK to Gaza” left Ras Jedir, in Tunisia on Saturday heading for Libya in its journey to Gaza, to deliver some 1 million pounds worth of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people. Before leaving Tunisia, the 102 vehicle caravan was warmly acclaimed ...

Enfidha international airport tav Tunisia gets 70 million euro loan from adb

Enfidha international airport tav Tunisia gets 70 million euro loan from adb Tunis, February 28, 2009- TAV Tunisia, a branch of the Turkish holding TAV Airports, in charge of the building of the Zine El Abidine Ben Ali Enfidha Airport, has signed yesterday an agreement with the African Development Bank (ADB) for a loan worth 70 million Euros. TAV Tunisia which is raising a loan ...

Movement of social democrats mds political bureau meets in Tunis

Movement of social democrats mds political bureau meets in Tunis Tunis, February 27, 2009- A periodic meeting of the political bureau of the Movement of Social Democrats(MDS) chaired by the party’s Secretary General Mr Ismail Boulehia, was held on Friday in Tunis. The meeting which reviewed the party’s activities in the capital and in the regions, also examined the program of festivities which ...

President Ben Ali chairs meeting of rcd political bureau

President Ben Ali chairs meeting of rcd political bureau Tunis, February 27, 2009- Chairing the meeting of the Democratic Constitutional Rally’s (RCD) political bureau on Friday, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali recommended to fine tune preparations for the forthcoming political events, as well as boosting the number of intellectual activities and grass root actions. He also stressed the importance of mobilizing ...

200 Tunisian doctors currently work in South Africa

200 Tunisian doctors currently work in South Africa Tunis, February 27, 2009- There are about 200 Tunisian doctors currently working in South Africa, it was announced on Thursday by the South African online news site News 24 that quoted South Africa’s President Kgalema Mothlanthe as saying that “we have already close to 200 Tunisian doctors in our rural villages”. The announcement ...

Building the Arab Maghreb is a vital necessity for our peoples says President Ben Ali in interview to new Tunisian magazine

Building the Arab Maghreb is a vital necessity for our peoples says President Ben Ali in interview to new Tunisian magazine Tunis, February 27, 2009- In an interview given on Thursday to the first issue of the Tunisian Arabic language news magazine, “Al Maghreb Al Mouhawad” (The United Maghreb), President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali said that he was firmly convinced that "building the Arab Maghreb is a historical, vital and decisive necessity for ...

Tunisian filter manufacturer to open plant in Algeria

Tunisian filter manufacturer to open plant in Algeria Tunis, February 26, 2009- The Tunisian car filter company GIF Filter will soon open a plant in Algeria. The company which produces fuel and oil filters for cars, is expanding its operations in Algeria thanks to an investment made possible by the Maghreb Private Equity Fund II (MPEF II) of an amount of ...

Photo exhibit shows Tunisia through the lens of French photographer

Photo exhibit shows Tunisia through the lens of French photographer  Tunis, February 26, 2009 -- An exhibit gathering some 500 photos taken by the French photographer Denise Bellon (1902-1997), will be held from February 28 to March 16, 2009, at the “Mille feuilles” bookstore in la Marsa, north of Tunis. The event which is organized by the French Cooperation Institute (IFC), will be attended by ...